Paul Leonard Newman was an American actor, film director, entrepreneur, humanitarian, professional racing driver and auto racing enthusiast. He won numerous awards, including an Academy Award for best actor for his performance in the 1986 Martin Scorsese film The Color of Money and eight other nominations, three Golden Globe Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Cannes Film Festival Award, an Emmy award, and many honorary awards. He also won several national championships as a driver in Sports Car Club of America road racing, and his race teams won several championships in... open wheel IndyCar racing. Newman was a co-founder of Newman's Own, a food company from which Newman donated all post-tax profits and royalties to charity. As of July 2011, these donations exceeded $300 million. Newman was born in Shaker Heights, Ohio . He was the son of Theresa and Arthur Sigmund Newman, who ran a profitable sporting goods store. His father was Jewish .
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| Birthdate: | January 26, 1925 |
| Birthplace: | Shaker Heights, Ohio |
| Date of death: | September 26, 2008 |
| Height: | 5' 10" |
| Education: | Yale University, Ohio University |
| Religion: | Judaism |
| Also known as: | Paul Leonard Newman, Newman, Paul, King Cool |